Written by Yousif Yaseen
Produced and mixed by Jacopo Penzo
Recorded by Jacopo Penzo, Sean Duffy

Yousif Yaseen, Guitars and Vocals
Nate Jakes, Upright Bass
Paul Sefchovich, Djembe
Ben Konen, Vibraphone
John Sawyer, Violin
Tania Mesa, Violin
Sean Brennan, Cello
Milena Jancuric, Flute
Anggie Obin, Flute
Linnéa Lundgren, Clarinet
Strings and Woodwinds arranged by James Labrosse

Recorded at Berklee College of Music Studios in Spring 2014

December Trail

Single from my new album "Visions", available now

To listen to the whole thing, please visit https://yousifyaseen.bandcamp.com/album/visions

I appreciate any support!

Yousif Yaseen- Vocals, Guitars 
Benjamin Furman - Piano, Keys 
Tomás Latorre - Bass 
Clemens Grassman - Drums 
Layth Sidiq - Violin
Naseem Al Atrash - Cello
Tareq Rantisi - Percussion

Rhythm Section recorded at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy, MA by Keith Asack 
Strings & Percussion recorded at Kissy Pig Studios, Allston, MA by Geoffrey Nielsen 
Vocals, additional guitars recorded at FLUX studios, NYC and CUBEX studios, NYC by Javier G.F Escudero 
Charango and guitars recorded at Esoteric Sound in Allston, MA, by Alberto Goicoechea 

Editing by Tomás Latorre & Yousif Yaseen 
Mixed by Javier G.F Escudero at CUBEX Studios, NYC 
Mastered by Alex Psaroudakis at Sterling Sound, NYC 

Artwork by Ahmad Bu Dham 

Assistant Producer Tomás Latorre 
Produced by Yousif Yaseen 

All Rights Reserved
Yousifyaseen.com

Visions

A mantra I had been repeating privately for quite a while, which eventually turned into a song.

lyrics:

This world will keep on spinning 
when its wild horses turn to dust 
in the shadow of a coal mountain 
this world will keep on spinning 

This world will keep on spinning 
When its wild horses turn to dust 

This world will keep on spinning 
When its wild horses turn to dust


From VISIONS https://soundcloud.com/yousifyaseen/sets/visions-album
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This is a highly detailed, vivid and colorful journey of epic proportions. With its lush harmonies and intricate arrangements, "Visions" at times feels more like a short film than a musical album.

This is my first release, with the help of an AMAZING crew of musicians and engineers.

VISIONS is: 

Yousif Yaseen- Vocals, Guitars 
Benjamin Furman - Piano, Keys 
Tomás Latorre - Bass 
Clemens Grassman - Drums 


Layth Sidiq- Violin 
Alison Dooley- Violin 
Brianna Fischler- Viola 
Naseem Alatrash- Cello 
Krysta Harmon - French Horn 
Kens Lui, Mariel Austin ,Teddy Malasky - Tenor Trombones 
Joe Ricard - Bass Trombone 
Douglas Jones- Tuba 
Tareq Rantisi- Percussion 


All songs written by Yousif Yaseen 
All songs co-arranged by Yousif Yaseen & Tomás Latorre except: 
Brass arrangement on Abraha’s Fall, & String Quartet arrangement on Dancing in the Wind by Tomás Latorre 
String arrangement on La Tinsani by Yousif Yaseen 

Rhythm Section recorded at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy, MA by Keith Asack 
Strings, Brass, and Percussion recorded at Kissy Pig Studios, Allston, MA by Geoffrey Nielsen 
Vocals, additional guitars and SFX recorded at FLUX studios, NYC and CUBEX studios, NYC by Javier G.F Escudero 
Charango and guitars recorded at Esoteric Sound in Allston, MA, by Alberto Goicoechea 
Piano finale in World Keeps Spinning recorded by Jacopo Penzo

Editing by Tomás Latorre & Yousif Yaseen 
Mixed by Javier G.F Escudero at CUBEX Studios, NYC 
Mastered by Alex Psaroudakis at Sterling Sound, NYC 

Artwork by Ahmad Bu Dham 

Assistant Producer Tomás Latorre 
Produced by Yousif Yaseen 

All Rights Reserved 
www.yousifyaseen.com

World Keeps Spinning

لا تنساني، اغنية عن رحلة امرأة عربية في سفينة فضائية خلال ثقب دودي عظيم، متجهة الى المريخ و . 
الى ابعد الخلاء الاكبر 
و تبدأ رحلتها بتصادم الجسيمات الدقيقة في جسدها بالاشعاع الكوني 

La Tinsani means "Do not forget me". It follows the journey of an arab woman in the throws of space. We first witness her traversing the infinite in the heart of a wormhole.

lyrics:

تصادم قلبي 
تصادم شمسي 
آه يا عيني 

فلا تنساني 
في عينه الملام 
فلا تنساني

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This is a highly detailed, vivid and colorful journey of epic proportions. With its lush harmonies and intricate arrangements, "Visions" at times feels more like a short film than a musical album.

This is my first release, with the help of an AMAZING crew of musicians and engineers.

VISIONS is: 

Yousif Yaseen- Vocals, Guitars 
Benjamin Furman - Piano, Keys 
Tomás Latorre - Bass 
Clemens Grassman - Drums 


Layth Sidiq- Violin 
Alison Dooley- Violin 
Brianna Fischler- Viola 
Naseem Alatrash- Cello 
Krysta Harmon - French Horn 
Kens Lui, Mariel Austin ,Teddy Malasky - Tenor Trombones 
Joe Ricard - Bass Trombone 
Douglas Jones- Tuba 
Tareq Rantisi- Percussion 


All songs written by Yousif Yaseen 
All songs co-arranged by Yousif Yaseen & Tomás Latorre except: 
Brass arrangement on Abraha’s Fall, & String Quartet arrangement on Dancing in the Wind by Tomás Latorre 
String arrangement on La Tinsani by Yousif Yaseen 

Rhythm Section recorded at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy, MA by Keith Asack 
Strings, Brass, and Percussion recorded at Kissy Pig Studios, Allston, MA by Geoffrey Nielsen 
Vocals, additional guitars and SFX recorded at FLUX studios, NYC and CUBEX studios, NYC by Javier G.F Escudero 
Charango and guitars recorded at Esoteric Sound in Allston, MA, by Alberto Goicoechea 
Piano finale in World Keeps Spinning recorded by Jacopo Penzo

Editing by Tomás Latorre & Yousif Yaseen 
Mixed by Javier G.F Escudero at CUBEX Studios, NYC 
Mastered by Alex Psaroudakis at Sterling Sound, NYC 

Artwork by Ahmad Bu Dham 

Assistant Producer Tomás Latorre 
Produced by Yousif Yaseen 

All Rights Reserved 
www.yousifyaseen.com

La Tinsani لا تنساني

A war of Elephants and Birds. Based on the mythological story of Abraha, the Ethiopian general, invading the holy city of Mecca in what is famously called the Year of the Elephant.

From the EP Visions https://soundcloud.com/yousifyaseen/sets/visions-album

----------------------------------------------------------
This is a highly detailed, vivid and colorful journey of epic proportions. With its lush harmonies and intricate arrangements, "Visions" at times feels more like a short film than a musical album.

This is my first release, with the help of an AMAZING crew of musicians and engineers.

VISIONS is: 

Yousif Yaseen- Vocals, Guitars 
Benjamin Furman - Piano, Keys 
Tomás Latorre - Bass 
Clemens Grassman - Drums 


Layth Sidiq- Violin 
Alison Dooley- Violin 
Brianna Fischler- Viola 
Naseem Alatrash- Cello 
Krysta Harmon - French Horn 
Kens Lui, Mariel Austin ,Teddy Malasky - Tenor Trombones 
Joe Ricard - Bass Trombone 
Douglas Jones- Tuba 
Tareq Rantisi- Percussion 


All songs written by Yousif Yaseen 
All songs co-arranged by Yousif Yaseen & Tomás Latorre except: 
Brass arrangement on Abraha’s Fall, & String Quartet arrangement on Dancing in the Wind by Tomás Latorre 
String arrangement on La Tinsani by Yousif Yaseen 

Rhythm Section recorded at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy, MA by Keith Asack 
Strings, Brass, and Percussion recorded at Kissy Pig Studios, Allston, MA by Geoffrey Nielsen 
Vocals, additional guitars and SFX recorded at FLUX studios, NYC and CUBEX studios, NYC by Javier G.F Escudero 
Charango and guitars recorded at Esoteric Sound in Allston, MA, by Alberto Goicoechea 
Piano finale in World Keeps Spinning recorded by Jacopo Penzo

Editing by Tomás Latorre & Yousif Yaseen 
Mixed by Javier G.F Escudero at CUBEX Studios, NYC 
Mastered by Alex Psaroudakis at Sterling Sound, NYC 

Artwork by Ahmad Bu Dham 

Assistant Producer Tomás Latorre 
Produced by Yousif Yaseen 

All Rights Reserved 
www.yousifyaseen.com

Abraha's Fall

This is a highly detailed, vivid and colorful journey of epic proportions. With its lush harmonies and intricate arrangements, "Visions" at times feels more like a short film than a musical album.

This is my first release, with the help of an AMAZING crew of musicians and engineers.

VISIONS is: 

Yousif Yaseen- Vocals, Guitars 
Benjamin Furman - Piano, Keys 
Tomás Latorre - Bass 
Clemens Grassman - Drums 


Layth Sidiq- Violin 
Alison Dooley- Violin 
Brianna Fischler- Viola 
Naseem Alatrash- Cello 
Krysta Harmon - French Horn 
Kens Lui, Mariel Austin ,Teddy Malasky - Tenor Trombones 
Joe Ricard - Bass Trombone 
Douglas Jones- Tuba 
Tareq Rantisi- Percussion 


All songs written by Yousif Yaseen 
All songs co-arranged by Yousif Yaseen & Tomás Latorre except: 
Brass arrangement on Abraha’s Fall, & String Quartet arrangement on Dancing in the Wind by Tomás Latorre 
String arrangement on La Tinsani by Yousif Yaseen 

Rhythm Section recorded at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy, MA by Keith Asack 
Strings, Brass, and Percussion recorded at Kissy Pig Studios, Allston, MA by Geoffrey Nielsen 
Vocals, additional guitars and SFX recorded at FLUX studios, NYC and CUBEX studios, NYC by Javier G.F Escudero 
Charango and guitars recorded at Esoteric Sound in Allston, MA, by Alberto Goicoechea 
Piano finale in World Keeps Spinning recorded by Jacopo Penzo

Editing by Tomás Latorre & Yousif Yaseen 
Mixed by Javier G.F Escudero at CUBEX Studios, NYC 
Mastered by Alex Psaroudakis at Sterling Sound, NYC 

Artwork by Ahmad Bu Dham 

Assistant Producer Tomás Latorre 
Produced by Yousif Yaseen 

All Rights Reserved 
www.yousifyaseen.com

Dancing In The Wind

Beginning of the adventure

lyrics: 

Nighty Night 
You call to the morning sun 
and cry by the river lights 

It's a dawn blushed 
Boiling through your blood 
Born to the morning sun 

Nighty Night 
You dance to the western moon 
and fall in the rain 
born to the morning sun 
born to the morning sun

From the EP Visions https://soundcloud.com/yousifyaseen/sets/visions-album
--------------------------------------------
This is a highly detailed, vivid and colorful journey of epic proportions. With its lush harmonies and intricate arrangements, "Visions" at times feels more like a short film than a musical album.

This is my first release, with the help of an AMAZING crew of musicians and engineers.

VISIONS is: 

Yousif Yaseen- Vocals, Guitars 
Benjamin Furman - Piano, Keys 
Tomás Latorre - Bass 
Clemens Grassman - Drums 


Layth Sidiq- Violin 
Alison Dooley- Violin 
Brianna Fischler- Viola 
Naseem Alatrash- Cello 
Krysta Harmon - French Horn 
Kens Lui, Mariel Austin ,Teddy Malasky - Tenor Trombones 
Joe Ricard - Bass Trombone 
Douglas Jones- Tuba 
Tareq Rantisi- Percussion 


All songs written by Yousif Yaseen 
All songs co-arranged by Yousif Yaseen & Tomás Latorre except: 
Brass arrangement on Abraha’s Fall, & String Quartet arrangement on Dancing in the Wind by Tomás Latorre 
String arrangement on La Tinsani by Yousif Yaseen 

Rhythm Section recorded at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy, MA by Keith Asack 
Strings, Brass, and Percussion recorded at Kissy Pig Studios, Allston, MA by Geoffrey Nielsen 
Vocals, additional guitars and SFX recorded at FLUX studios, NYC and CUBEX studios, NYC by Javier G.F Escudero 
Charango and guitars recorded at Esoteric Sound in Allston, MA, by Alberto Goicoechea 
Piano finale in World Keeps Spinning recorded by Jacopo Penzo

Editing by Tomás Latorre & Yousif Yaseen 
Mixed by Javier G.F Escudero at CUBEX Studios, NYC 
Mastered by Alex Psaroudakis at Sterling Sound, NYC 

Artwork by Ahmad Bu Dham 

Assistant Producer Tomás Latorre 
Produced by Yousif Yaseen 

All Rights Reserved 
www.yousifyaseen.com

Born To The Morning Sun

Whatsup? Welcome to my page!
Take a listen to my album, "VISIONS" and let me know what you think. Any support would be appreciated!

Yousif Yaseen

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